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Job 20
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Zophar Speaks

20 Then Zophar the Naamathite(A) replied:

2 This is why my unsettling thoughts compel me to answer,
because I am upset![a]
3 I have heard a rebuke that insults me,
and my understanding[b] makes me reply.(B)

4 Don’t you know that ever since antiquity,
from the time a human was placed on earth,
5 the joy of the wicked has been brief
and the happiness of the godless has lasted only a moment?(C)
6 Though his arrogance reaches heaven,
and his head touches the clouds,(D)
7 he will vanish forever like his own dung.
Those who know[c] him will ask, “Where is he?” (E)
8 He will fly away like a dream and never be found;
he will be chased away like a vision in the night.(F)
9 The eye that saw him will see him no more,(G)
and his household will no longer see him.(H)
10 His children will beg from[d] the poor,
for his own hands must give back his wealth.
11 His frame may be full of youthful vigor,
but it will lie down with him in dust.(I)

12 Though evil tastes sweet in his mouth
and he conceals it under his tongue,
13 though he cherishes it and will not let it go
but keeps it in his mouth,(J)
14 yet the food in his stomach turns
into cobras’ venom inside him.
15 He swallows wealth but must vomit it up;
God will force it from his stomach.
16 He will suck the poison of cobras;
a viper’s fangs[e] will kill him.(K)
17 He will not enjoy the streams,
the rivers flowing with honey and curds.(L)
18 He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it;
he doesn’t enjoy the profits from his trading.
19 For he oppressed and abandoned the poor;
he seized a house he did not build.(M)

20 Because his appetite is never satisfied,[f]
he does not let anything he desires escape.
21 Nothing is left for him to consume;(N)
therefore, his prosperity will not last.
22 At the height of his success[g] distress will come to him;(O)
the full weight of misery[h] will crush him.
23 When he fills his stomach,
God will send his burning anger against him,
raining(P) it down on him while he is eating.[i]
24 If he flees from an iron weapon,
an arrow from a bronze bow will pierce him.
25 He pulls it out of his back,
the flashing tip out of his liver.[j]
Terrors come over him.(Q)
26 Total darkness is reserved for his treasures.
A fire unfanned by human hands will consume(R) him;
it will feed on what is left in his tent.
27 The heavens will expose his iniquity,(S)
and the earth will rise up against him.(T)
28 The possessions in his house will be removed,
flowing away on the day of God’s anger.
29 This is the wicked person’s lot(U) from God,
the inheritance God ordained for him.

Footnotes

  1. 20:2 Lit because of my feeling within me
  2. 20:3 Lit and a spirit from my understanding
  3. 20:7 Lit have seen
  4. 20:10 Or children must compensate
  5. 20:16 Lit tongue
  6. 20:20 Lit Because he does not know ease in his stomach
  7. 20:22 Lit In the fullness of his excess
  8. 20:22 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg; other Hb mss read the hand of everyone in misery
  9. 20:23 Text emended; MT reads him, against his flesh
  10. 20:25 Or gallbladder
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约伯记 20
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)

琐法再度发言

20 拿玛人琐法回答说：

2 “我感到烦躁不安，
心中有话不吐不快。
3 我听见你侮辱我的斥责，
我的理智催促我回答。
4 难道你不知道，从古至今，
自从世上有人以来，
5 恶人得势不会长久，
不信上帝者的快乐转瞬即逝？
6 虽然他傲气冲天，
把头挺到云端，
7 终必如自己的粪便永远消亡，
见过他的人都不知他在何处。
8 他如梦消逝，踪影杳然；
如夜间的异象，飞逝而去。
9 见过他的人不会再见到他，
他将从家乡消失无踪。
10 他的儿女要向穷人乞怜，
他要亲手偿还不义之财。
11 他的筋骨依然强健，
却要随他葬入尘土。

12 “他以邪恶为甘饴，
将其藏在舌下，
13 含在口中，
慢慢品味。
14 这食物在腹中变酸，
变成了蛇的毒液。
15 他要吐出所吞下的财富，
上帝要倒空他腹中之物。
16 他吸吮蛇的毒液，
被蛇的舌头害死。
17 他无法享用流淌不尽的奶与蜜。
18 他留不住劳碌的成果，
无法享用所赚的财富。
19 他欺压、漠视穷人，
强占别人的房屋。
20 他贪欲无度，
不放过任何喜爱之物。
21 他吞掉一切所有，
他的福乐不能长久。
22 他在富足时将陷入困境，
各种灾祸将接踵而至。
23 上帝的怒火如雨降在他身上，
填满他的肚腹。
24 他躲过了铁刃，
却被铜箭射穿。
25 利箭穿透他的后背，
闪亮的箭头刺破他的胆囊，
恐怖笼罩着他。
26 他的财宝消失在幽冥中，
天火[a]要吞噬他，
焚毁他帐篷中残留的一切。
27 天要揭露他的罪恶，
地要站出来指控他。
28 在上帝发烈怒的日子，
洪流将席卷他的家产。
29 这便是上帝为恶人定下的结局，
为他们预备的归宿。”

Footnotes

  1. 20:26 “天火”希伯来文是“非人手点燃的火”。
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Job 20
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Zophar

20 Then Zophar the Naamathite(A) replied:

2 “My troubled thoughts prompt me to answer
    because I am greatly disturbed.(B)
3 I hear a rebuke(C) that dishonors me,
    and my understanding inspires me to reply.

4 “Surely you know how it has been from of old,(D)
    ever since mankind[a] was placed on the earth,
5 that the mirth of the wicked(E) is brief,
    the joy of the godless(F) lasts but a moment.(G)
6 Though the pride(H) of the godless person reaches to the heavens(I)
    and his head touches the clouds,(J)
7 he will perish forever,(K) like his own dung;
    those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’(L)
8 Like a dream(M) he flies away,(N) no more to be found,
    banished(O) like a vision of the night.(P)
9 The eye that saw him will not see him again;
    his place will look on him no more.(Q)
10 His children(R) must make amends to the poor;
    his own hands must give back his wealth.(S)
11 The youthful vigor(T) that fills his bones(U)
    will lie with him in the dust.(V)

12 “Though evil(W) is sweet in his mouth
    and he hides it under his tongue,(X)
13 though he cannot bear to let it go
    and lets it linger in his mouth,(Y)
14 yet his food will turn sour in his stomach;(Z)
    it will become the venom of serpents(AA) within him.
15 He will spit out the riches(AB) he swallowed;
    God will make his stomach vomit(AC) them up.
16 He will suck the poison(AD) of serpents;
    the fangs of an adder will kill him.(AE)
17 He will not enjoy the streams,
    the rivers(AF) flowing with honey(AG) and cream.(AH)
18 What he toiled for he must give back uneaten;(AI)
    he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.(AJ)
19 For he has oppressed the poor(AK) and left them destitute;(AL)
    he has seized houses(AM) he did not build.

20 “Surely he will have no respite from his craving;(AN)
    he cannot save himself by his treasure.(AO)
21 Nothing is left for him to devour;
    his prosperity will not endure.(AP)
22 In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him;(AQ)
    the full force of misery will come upon him.(AR)
23 When he has filled his belly,(AS)
    God will vent his burning anger(AT) against him
    and rain down his blows on him.(AU)
24 Though he flees(AV) from an iron weapon,
    a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.(AW)
25 He pulls it out of his back,
    the gleaming point out of his liver.
Terrors(AX) will come over him;(AY)
26     total darkness(AZ) lies in wait for his treasures.
A fire(BA) unfanned will consume him(BB)
    and devour what is left in his tent.(BC)
27 The heavens will expose his guilt;
    the earth will rise up against him.(BD)
28 A flood will carry off his house,(BE)
    rushing waters[b] on the day of God’s wrath.(BF)
29 Such is the fate God allots the wicked,
    the heritage appointed for them by God.”(BG)

Footnotes

  1. Job 20:4 Or Adam
  2. Job 20:28 Or The possessions in his house will be carried off, / washed away
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Job 20
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Zophar’s Second Speech

20 Then[a] Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,

2 “Therefore my disquieting thoughts bring me back
for the sake of[b] my inward excitement.[c]
3 I hear discipline that insults me,
and a spirit beyond my understanding answers me.
4 “Did you[d] know this from of old,
since the setting of the human being on earth,
5 that the rejoicing of the wicked is short,[e]
and the joy of the godless lasts only a moment?[f]
6 Even though his stature mounts up to the heaven,
and his head reaches to the clouds,
7 he will perish forever like his dung;
those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’
8 He will fly away like a dream, and they will not find him,
and he will be chased away like a vision of the night.
9 The eye that saw him will not see him again,[g]
and his place will no longer behold him.
10 His children will seek favors from the poor,
and his hands will return his wealth.
11 His bones were full of his vigor,
but[h] it will lie down with him on[i] the dust.
12 “Though wickedness tastes sweet in his mouth,
and he hides it under his tongue,
13 though he spares it and does not let it go
and holds it back in the midst of his palate,
14 in his bowels his food is turned,
the venom of horned vipers is within him.[j]
15 He swallows riches, but[k] he vomits them[l] up;
God drives them[m] out from his stomach.
16 He will suck the poison of horned vipers;
the viper’s tongue will kill him.
17 He will not enjoy the streams,[n]
the torrents of honey and curds.
18 Returning the products of his toil, he will not swallow;[o]
according to the profit of his trade, he will not enjoy,[p]
19 for he has oppressed; he has abandoned the poor;
he has seized a house but[q] did not build it.
20 Because he has not known satisfaction in his stomach,
he lets nothing escape that he desires.[r]
21 There is nothing left after he has eaten;[s]
therefore his prosperity will not endure.
22 In the fullness of his excess he will be in distress;[t]
all of misery’s power will come upon him.
23 When his stomach fills up,[u] God will send his burning anger[v] upon him,
and he will let it rain down upon him[w] as his food.
24 “He will flee from an iron weapon,
but an arrow of bronze will pierce him.
25 He draws it forth, and it comes out from his body,
and the glittering point comes from his gall-bladder;
terrors come upon him.
26 Total darkness[x] is hidden for his treasures;[y]
an unfanned fire[z] will devour him;
the remnant[aa] will be consumed[ab] in his tent.
27 The heavens will reveal his guilt,
and the earth will rise up against him.
28 The products of his house will be carried away[ac]
like gushing waters[ad] on the day of his wrath.
29 This is a wicked human being’s portion from God
and the inheritance of his decree from God.”[ae]

Footnotes

  1. Job 20:1 Hebrew “And”
  2. Job 20:2 Literally “and in because of”
  3. Job 20:2 Or “my inward haste”
  4. Job 20:4 Singular
  5. Job 20:5 Literally “from near”
  6. Job 20:5 Literally “is until a moment”
  7. Job 20:9 Literally “and it will not do again”
  8. Job 20:11 Hebrew “and”
  9. Job 20:11 Or “in”
  10. Job 20:14 Literally “in his entrails”
  11. Job 20:15 Hebrew “and”
  12. Job 20:15 Hebrew “it”
  13. Job 20:15 Hebrew “it”
  14. Job 20:17 Literally “He will not look on streams”
  15. Job 20:18 Hebrew “and he will not swallow”
  16. Job 20:18 Literally “and he will not taste”
  17. Job 20:19 Or “and”
  18. Job 20:20 Literally “in his desire he does not let be saved”
  19. Job 20:21 Literally “There is not a remnant at his eating”
  20. Job 20:22 Literally “it will be in distress for him”
  21. Job 20:23 Literally “It will be to fill up his stomach”
  22. Job 20:23 Literally “the blaze of his nose/anger”
  23. Job 20:23 Or “them”
  24. Job 20:26 Literally “All darkness”
  25. Job 20:26 Or “His treasures are hidden by total darkness”
  26. Job 20:26 Literally “a fire not fanned”
  27. Job 20:26 Of his treasures
  28. Job 20:26 Literally “will be evil,” or “will be bad”
  29. Job 20:28 Or “the produce of his house will go away into exile”
  30. Job 20:28 Or “by gushing waters”
  31. Job 20:29 Or “and the inheritance decreed for him by God” (compare ESV, NJPS)
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